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Italian Birch Valet with rotating tray and wheels to easily move around. Stamped Italy under wood tray. Useful stylish Design!

Unique and impressive, Gothic style chairs with an amazing patina. These rare and solid oak church or monastery chairs have a beautiful patination ...

This is a very good and complete board game of Marble Solitaire, with a hand turned hardwood board and 35 agate stone and clay marbles, which we date to t...

Step into the past with our authentic antique brass ship’s ladder dating back to the late 19th century. Originally crafted for ship cabins, this meticulous...

Antique 19th Century Victorian mahogany fluted cylinder bedside cupboard table cabinet of fine quality. This cupboard is a delightful piece ...

Record player Braun Pc3 Design in Germany in 1950s by Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Dieter Rams for Max Braun AG, Frankfurt a. M., Fully restored by a Brun specialist.

Art Deco folding screen room divider featuring a robust design of slat oakwood construction with frosted glass inserts, circa 1930s. Each panel i...

Pair of Mid-Century Modern cube tables in the style of Paul Evans. Deep earth tones make up this pair. Perfect for nightstands or end tables. Price is for the pair, not per item. Ple...

A wonderful Mahogany Queen Size Four Poster Bed. A high quality Four Poster Mahogany Queen Size Bed with Hand Carved Flame Finial Posts. Each po...

This vintage Danish teak chest is a stunning example of mid-century modern craftsmanship, showcasing the timeless elegance and quality associated with Scandinavian design. Crafted fr...

This pair of lined and elegant end tables or bedside tables is made from ebony veneer wood, with beautiful steel feet, in the early 1970s. Vintage and sophisticated, typically 1970s ...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Arts & Crafts Shapland & Petter Hall stand with hand hammered Copper panels over a Walnut frame with inset sheild mirror Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price A very good looking well made and decorative hat glove coat and scarf rack, this one is rare as it has the central mirror and its an earlier than usual example circa 1900 Made by Shapland & Petter, a full blub on their life and works can be found below In terms of the condition it is straight and solid, the piece sits well in any setting and looks decorative and very English country house, we have cleaned waxed and polished the timber, there is one hook slightly bent, otherwise its in fine order Dimensions Height:- 205cm Width:- 113cm Depth:- 40cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask Shapland and Petter of Barnstaple Introduction This Barnstaple based company manufactured some of the finest pieces of furniture in Arts and Crafts style but very little has been written about the company or the pieces they produced. It a great shame that whilst Shapland and Petter pieces have been illustrated in books and auction catalogues they are invariably attributed to other makers such as Liberty and Co in London or Wylie and Lochhead in Glasgow. With this feature, we intend to inspire a more thorough appreciation of the work of the company; readers are invited to help with the task by sending photographs and information. Collectors and auction houses are now showing significantly more interest in Shapland and Petter pieces. The company, based in Barnstaple, England produced a very wide range of furniture in several different styles including many pieces in period reproduction and municipal style for town halls and commercial premises alongside their superb Arts and Crafts range Distinctive features of their superb Arts and Crafts style are the use of heart shaped piercing, geometric shapes with angled arches and the application of repousse copper panels. Decoration with marquetry, metal inlay, mounting of ceramic and enamel cabochons were techniques which they mastered with a combination of state of the art technology and traditional craftsmanship. Most distinctively, the pieces were extremely well made, with care and very best quality materials The growing interest in Shapland and Petter has raised many questions about the origins of the firm, and the sources of influence on their designs, some of which resemble designs by Ashbee, Ballie Scott, Voysey and Talwin Morris. Links have been assumed with Liberty and Co with the supposition Shapland and Petter worked on commissions for Liberty. There appears to be little evidence to support many of the assumptions which have developed around the company and this article is intended to help to start the discussion and to stimulate research The History of Shapland and Petter The Museum of North Devon in Barnstaple have an archive of Shapland and Petter which includes some company records and a small display of furniture and related items. The following text gives history of the company and is reproduced from the display boards in the museum with kind permission of North Devon Museums For over 100 years the Shapland and Petter factory has stood at the end of Barnstaple Long Bridge. Manufacturers of doors, door sets, and custom wood interiors, NT Shapland and Petter Ltd are still one of the towns largest employers. The company was established by Henry Shapland (b. 1823), a cabinet maker by trade. He embarked on a voyage to America in 1848, where he was inspired by an invention for a wave-moulding machine. He was only allowed to see it if he left the country immediately. Returning home with only rough notes, he reproduced the machine and in 1854 began a cabinet making business in one room at the Raleigh woolen mill in Pilton. Later the firm moved to Bear Street in Barnstaple. Henry Petter was an accountant who entered into partnership with Mr Shapland. The business progressed and in 1864 they bought the Raleigh Factory where Shapland first began his work. Success was rapid, but in 1888 the building burnt down. Immediately work began on a bigger and better factory - their present site by the Long Bridge - which included many modern inventions The two Henrys died within two years of each other - Petter in 1907 and Shapland in 1909. In 1924 Shapland and Petter merged with the Barnstaple Cabinet Company, producing North Devon's biggest industry. During the First World War Shapland and Petter's skilled craftsmen turned their hands to wooden propellers for the aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps. After the war, public tastes changed, and hand carved furniture was too expensive for many. Shapland and Petter's output now included elegant veneered pieces with smooth Art Deco lines. The company fitted out Pullman carriages and ocean liners and made hand-carved church furniture. The famous England Rugby Captain W. W. Wakefield was appointed Company Director in 1927. Throughout the depression of the late 1920's and early 1930's the company still managed to produce high quality work Furniture manufacturing continued until the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. Many workers left to fight, while the factory worked on Air Ministry contracts for ammunition boxes. After the war came radio cabinets and laboratory and contract furniture, until eventually large quantities of doors were being produced for hospitals, hotels, schools, offices and other buildings. Examples of Shapland and Petter's work can be seen all over North Devon. In Barnstaple, the shop front at 109 High Street is a good example, and the interior of the old Lloyd's Bank, now Chamber's Brasserie, was also Shapland's work. Examples of carving by Shapland's men can be seen in two chairs and a reading desk in Barnstaple Parish Church As cabinet makers, Shapland and Petter employed up to 350 people at a time. There were designers, carvers, cabinet makers, machinists, polishers, and labourers. The company was one of the first to install American labour-saving devices and was keen to adopt the most up-to-date machinery The fire of 1888 at the Raleigh Cabinet Works was a huge loss for the company. However, it resulted in a new factory which was altogether more modern and better equipped. The new building by the river was arranged into blocks. The production line began with the saw mills and ended with the finishing rooms. There was modern machinery in every department - one of their saws was the first of its kind in Britain. Water sprinklers and electric lights were a necessity - this factory would not burn down As well as the furniture production, Shapland and Petter imported timber by sea and rail. The new factory 's facilities were exceptional Shapland and Petter were renowned for excellent design and workmanship. The carvers were highly skilled, serving seven year apprenticeships and attending classes at the Barnstaple School of Art. Ornately carved furniture required up to a hundred tools The factory produced made to order woodwork for banks, hotels, and shops; mantelpieces, paneling and staircases. They fitted out Pullman railway carriages, the London Guildhall, and Edgar Wallace 's dining room as well as houses like Tapeley Park in North Devon Much of the work involved intricate leaded glass panels, or inlaid fruitwood designs, like the white bedroom suite shown in the exhibition here. This type of work is typical of Art Nouveau 1895 to 1910, inspired by the fluid shapes of plants and flowers Many pieces were made from standard designs. There were hundreds to choose from, and a selection could be seen in local and London showrooms and in catalogues. Although mass-produced, this furniture was well-made by skilled technicians and modern machinery Arts and Crafts designs of Shapland and Petter The development of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the South West of England has not been written up in any detail though we do know of the Art Potters of Barnstaple from the excellent book of this name by Audrey Edgeler. Less is known of the Barnstaple Guild of Metal Workers. We know of the Bath Cabinet Makers and the Newlyn School of Industrial Art in Cornwall but very little has been written about the furniture makers of Barnstaple in Devon The establishment of a large cabinet making firm in Barnstaple is not remarkable in itself; there were several cabinet makers in the area. What is interesting is that this particular Barnstaple firm should become a leading maker of Arts and Crafts furniture, copying the styles of the leading Architect designers and creating their own unique style Critics may point out that as their work was commercially driven and reliant upon machines it therefore does not really qualify as Arts and Crafts. Whilst the company was highly innovative in machine technology, they also employed many craftsmen who worked with their hands in woodcarving, marquetry work, design and application of decorative copperwork and other artistic embellishment in the true Arts and Crafts tradition. Anyone who has experience of Shapland and Petter workmanship knows the level of craftsmanship invested in each piece Sources of inspiration There appears to be no evidence to link any known architect, artist or designer to the Shapland and Petter company. Their designs appear to have been created solely by their own internal design staff none of whom appear to have published or registered their work in any other context C. R. Ashbee who established the Guild of Handicrafts visited Barnstaple in 1893 and provided a twelve week course on the design and decoration of furniture. It is presumed that this visit was hosted by Shapland and Petter, and that their own staff and those from other local furniture makers attended the course. Ashbee appears to have been unimpressed by the commercial attitudes he encountered and apparently disappointed at the lack of interest in his (high minded) lectures. What is interesting however is the similarity between some of his designs and those used by Shapland and Petter, particularly in respect to inlaid floral design. Perhaps he left a lasting influence which has not yet been verified There has been some speculation on the influence of Scottish designers, particularly because of the use of Glasgow rose designs which are typical of the Glasgow School, and particularly of Talwin Morris. There are also several designs which use similar motifs to those used by Baillie Scott, the use of two doves in flight for example. More research is needed to trace possible links here. One thing that is clear is that there was a great deal of copying and selling designs in the furniture industry at the time and a nineteenth century survey on the furniture trade recorded that '' Barnstaple pays the best prices for designs ..'' Collaboration with other companies There is evidence that Shapland and Petter organised a wide network of companies to retail their products and hence many pieces have the labels of retail furnishers added. Little is known of their marketing in Europe and America but it may be that many Arts and Crafts pieces were sold abroad. Shapland and Petter had excellent access to rail and shipping lines for importing timber and presumably for exporting their finished products The extent of their collaboration with other companies is yet to be ascertained but there is evidence that their suppliers included the Della Robbia Pottery, Pilkingtons Tile...

This 19th century Easel is made of oak and has 4 wheels at the feet which make it easier to move it. when the support for the painting is positioned at its lowest, the height is 51''...

A charming and elegant pair of period Louis XVI (1774-1792) French chiffoniers. circa 1930 Exquisitely hand-crafted in France in the late 19th century, most likely Parisian work, hi...

Mid-Century Japanese 4-panel folding room divider 1940s Purchased from a Sicilian merchant. Good condition, small signs of aging. Measurements when closed: Width 50 cm, height 184 cm...

19th century wooden riding boot trees, molds or forms. Great decorative and conversational piece, ideal for decorative purpose.

A French Louis XV style painted Queen size bed , cabriole legs, circa 1950. Interior Dimensions: 55.5"W x 77"D This bed is smaller than todays queen size. Often times old "queen" size beds are not as large as todays "queen" size bed. There are ways to adapt an old bed...

Mid-century style burl dressers with four drawers each with polished brass turned knobs with a hand rubbed warm brown finish with subtle distressing and raised on square tapered legs...

Classic, flowing and gentle contours, Il Pezzo 2 gives its own reading of time, old pieces inspiring familiar and comforting sensations. Crafted entirely from solid American walnut, ...

Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this nightstand adds a touch of sophistication and charm to any bedroom setting. Constructed from high-quality materials and boasts a st...

Dating to the late 19th Century Circa 1900 From our Games Boxes collection, we are delighted to offer this Victorian Entertainment Compendium. The Compendiu...

A Venetian Jolly Roger pirate model ship from the 20th century made from pewter alloy and mounted on a wooden base. This captivating Venetian Jolly Roger pirate model ship from the 2...

A rare English wooden cribbage game board with a view of Brighton Pavilion dating from the reign of George IV, 1820 to 1830. The octagonal shaped board stands raised on four original...

19th Century Continental Bookmatched Walnut and Marble Top with Porcelain Humidor Side Table / Nightstand. Measures 16" in width, 16" in depth and 31.75" in height.  

Exceptional Art Deco Hollywood Regency King style bed, designed by Tommi Parzinger for Charak. The bed features an sophisticated elegant curved detail at the top edge, a reeded bor...

These nightstands are beautifully sculpted in burl wood. They have 3 shelves and a single drawer for storage. The attractive curves are definite eye catchers. They make a statement i...

Origin: Sweden Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: Luxor Brilliant Era: 1960s Materials: Teak Measurements: 11" wide x 11" deep x 17.5" tall Condition: In excellent original cond...

An elegant Art Deco gentleman’s valet or dressing stand from the 1920s, designed and crafted by Gebrüder Thonet Vienna in Austria. This piece is made of bentwood beech in a beautiful...

From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Moro Screen. Did you know that a group of butterflies is called a "Kaleidoscope"? The name comes ...

On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, Ralph Lauren Damask bed frame you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful bed frame with ...

This delightful antique chest of drawers has been given new life with a recent black painted finish. Note in the photos the slight distressing which compliments its age and brings out touches of the natural oak wood beneath. The graceful cabriolet feet, paneled sides, serpentine front and lower carved medallion all reflect its French country styling. This small dresser may also be used as a nightstand, with two short top drawers over the two longer lower drawers which all function smoothly. This chest of drawers has been restored so it is strong and stable. Any nicks, scratches, separation, etc are simply signs of age and do not detract from the beauty nor function of this chest. ** In light of current affairs and fluctuating fuel prices shipping quotes and timelines are estimates only. Buyer is required to notify us upon purchase if there are interior or exterior stairs, steps, or freight elevators...

Antique English Victorian Hand Crank Mahogany Case Portable Upright Barrel Piano with Gold Gilt Trim. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 45" H x 26" W x 18" D.

All original Italian 1920s Art Deco bedside table nightstands in ebonized walnut & veneer walnut by Consorzio Mobili Cantù The shapes are the classics of the first Italian art deco ...

The half sphere holding the plane contributes to a bold yet minimal look that works well in several different spaces and environments. Whether used as a shelf or as a bar table it is...

C. 20th century. Four panel floor screen, teakwood w/ intricately carved leaf & grape Design.

Proper reproduction of an Antique Spanish Colonial Queen bed, made from solid mahogany, in an American Queen size. The Spanish Colonial style Queen style bed was hand carved in Peru by local artisans, while all the distressing and finishing details to the Queen Size Bed were done in our Old Plank restoration department. The beds finials...

Prima Side Table, Night Stand in Walnut Wood Finish by Joel Escalona Prima Collection is born under the idea of creating fundamental pieces for the home, those that you simply canno...

A fine antique brass telescope, stamped Andrew J. Lloyd Company, a Boston, MA retailer active 1850-1875. Brass tubes and fittings, includes the original collapsible wooden tripod sta...

Pair of Solid glass Horse head bookends with solid black glass base. The pair are wonderful and are very reminiscent of Lalique. Very sophist...

This magnificent pair of commodes is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation r...

4 red lacquered dressers that can be put together into a sideboard. Manufactured at Asko, Finland around 1960 Dimensions (per chest of drawers): Height: 65 cm. Width: 60.2 cm. Depth: 55.6 cm. Good condition, some light scratches 4 nightstands...

Mid Century 1960s Danish Modern Rosewood & Metal Standing Valet A beautifully crafted Danish teak valet from the 1960s, designed with functionality and style in mind. This sculptural...

Rustic Bedside cabinet / Small Storage Cupboard - 20thC Storage - Antique - Furniture Measures : 41x30cm H: 69cm Wear consistent with age and use

An exceptional and rare antique pine carpenters tool chest or trunk featuring five Disston hand saws, a bunch of planers and various extras. Mark...

Vintage set of wooden bookends in the shape of a classic globe, globe with protractor, made of wood, hard cardboard and paper, at the bottom the maker's sticker of Mercurio D'oro 'Ma...

An American Victorian Rococo Revival carved Walnut bedstead, mid-19th century, attributed to Prudent Mallard, New Orleans. The is antique has just been...

A 19th Century antique carved wood gothic hall tree with mirror and bench. This is a great piece with a beveled mirror in the center above a seat with...

Pair of beautiful and very refined French bedside tables night stands with 2 drawers. The top is surrounded by a three-quarter wooden gallery decor, the framed front of the drawers i...

Key Features: Contemporary Design: Features clean lines and a minimalist aesthetic, ideal for modern interiors. Upholstered Floor Standing Headboard: The plush, upholstered headboard...

Daybed designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1959. Relaunched in 2018. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. This daybed is part of a faithful reproduction of a student room in the Maison du Brésil...

Antique c1920s Tube Radio Stunning American Walnut Cabinet Lift Top Table MINT.

Modern Upholstered Bed - US King size bed, with a smooth straight grain exposed oak frame trim in our dark earth finish. With a high back padded upho...

Art Deco Style bed with our Anise finish frame and brushed nickel finish corner mounts with a vertically channeled upholstered headboard, upholstered ra...

18th Century Hand-Made Oak Stave Butter Churn was lovingly crafted by the town's barrel cooper in the same general manner which he produced barrels for food and wine storage. Oak st...

Beautiful pair of Chippendale Bedside chest of drawers or Nightstands. Good vintage condition measuring 24" in width, 16" in depth and 24.25" in he...

A pair of Antique French Louis XV Marquetry marble top nightstands. Subtle contours and scroll shapes are evident in the corner posts and legs, which support serpentine sides and an ...

A very interesting Baroque period carved oak figure of a saint or prophet said to come from a demolished Russian Orthodox church. This compelling figure is ...

Full / Double bed frame designed by Paul Frankl for Brown Saltman of California. Newly upholstered headboard, but fabric can be easily changed if des...

Decorative shagreen bedside tables or side tables with two drawers. The side tables have palm wood inside the opening. Shagreen is made of st...

Antique German set of eleven Putz stick-legged sheep with a shepherd boy and his dog. All of them are genuine antique German Christmas nativit...